Costume-Con 40 (CC40): Overview

North Bethesda, Maryland (April 1-4, 2022)

Details:
Chair: Sarah Klase Richardson (Dragan Rose)
Event Subtitle/Theme: Royals, Rogues, and Renegades
Sponsored By: Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers’ Guild, Inc. (GCFCG)
Venue: The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Convention Center 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD, 20852-2785
Membership Fees (Adults, 18 and up): Starting: $60; Ending: $95
Group rates: NA
Day Rates: Adult: TBD (Friday), TBD (Saturday), TBD (Sunday), TBD (Monday). Student: TBD per day
Evening Event passes: TBD
Supporting Fees: $35
– Under 5 (0-4): Free
– Kid in Tow (5-12): $35
– Student (12-University w/ID): TBD
– Military (with ID): TBD
Vendor: TBD
Staff: $55
Final Pre-Reg Membership: TBD
Attending Membership: TBD
Friday Social: Canceled
Special Activities: Tiara Contest, Pandemic Mask Competition, Costume-Con and ICG Archives Exhibits, Memorial Exhibits for local GCFCG Costumers, Costume Swap
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient(s): Leslie Johnston
Founder’s Awards: Emmanuel “Manu” Hénault and Jennifer “Radar” Wylie
ICG President’s Award: Betsy R. Marks
Website: https://costume-con40.org/

Related Data:

CC40 Main Event Images:

Science Fiction & Fantasy Masquerade
Historical Masquerade
Quilt Contest
Tiara Contest
Pandemic Mask Contest
Doll Costume Contest
CC40 Single Pattern Contest
CC40 Future Fashion Show

CC38 Main Event Images:

CC38 Single Pattern Contest
CC38 Future Fashion Show

Site Selection Ballot (held at Costume-Con 37):

Only CC40 bid, for North Bethesda, Maryland, Spring 2022

Reviews/Related Websites:

Carrie’s Creative Creations – Costume-Con 40 Vlog | What Happens at a Con (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU9auRxqOdI
Costumes and Chaos – What is Costume Con? Let’s go to Costume Con 40! (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItCnRYaHws
costume-con40.org
https://dccosplayphotoshoots.pixieset.com/costumecon40-documentaryphotography/

Pioneered:

Tiara Contest, Pandemic Mask Competition, Copper Dragonfly Memorial Fund

Miscellaneous:

The Copper Dragonfly Memorial Fund

From the early planning stages, the Costume-Con 40: Rogues, Royals, & Renegades con committee has been striving to make this a conference for all members of the costuming, cosplay, fiber arts, and wearable art community. The past few years especially have brought into the spotlight how many members of the BIPOC (Black Indigenous People Of Color) community are actively and passively excluded from fandom. One of our aspirations for this conference is to reach out to BIPOC fandom communities and have them work with us as we get ready to celebrate 40 years of costuming, cosplay, and community.

One member of our committee who had always been an ardent supporter of more visibility for BIPOC costumers/cosplayers was our amazing Co-Chair, D. Jeannette Holloman. Jeannette was a founding member of the Greater Columbia Fantasy Costumers’ Guild, Inc. (an educational 501(C)3 non-profit organization dedicated to costuming and fiber arts), avid costumer whose creations graced the pages of Threads magazine and The Costume Makers’ Art, a dedicated fan who served on many a Costume-Con and other fan convention committees, and a dear friend to many of us. Sadly, right before Maryland won the bid to host to Costume-Con 40, Jeannette lost a long, hard-fought battle against breast cancer. So, in her memory and with the blessing of her husband, Ron Robinson, who is our current Vice Chair, Costume-Con 40 is establishing The Copper Dragonfly Memorial Fund. The purpose of this fund is to give financial assistance to members of the BIPOC community who wish to attend Costume-Con 40.

Resources donated to The Copper Dragonfly Memorial Fund will be used to provide:

Free or discounted memberships
Assistance with hotel costs

We have forms online at costume-con40.org where applicants can submit their requests. We will provide as much assistance as we can. Any money remaining in the fund after Costume-Con 40 will be donated to Blerdcon, the American Breast Cancer Foundation and WETA. Jeannette’s wish would be inclusion, prevention of this disease, and education for all.

It is our hope that this fund will continue through upcoming Costume-Cons to enable inclusion in costuming fandom for BIPOC and other marginalized groups, now and into the future.

Costume-Con 38/40 Photo/Video Release Form

Title of Entry *

Title for your entry.

I have read and understand the rules of the Costume-Con 38/40 Single Pattern Masquerade and agree to abide by all of them. Further, I agree to permit photography and/or video recording and also agree to permit the use, sale, and/or dissemination of said photographs and/or video recordings subject to permission from the Costume-Con 38/40 Single Pattern Masquerade Director or Committee. Additionally, I agree to hold Costume-Con 40, its organizers, the facility, and all agents, assignees, and participants of Costume-Con 40, both severally and individually, blameless for any accident and/or injury suffered by me during the course of this Single Pattern Masquerade, except in cases of gross negligence on the part of those cited above. *

Release for Minor (one for each entrant under the age of 18) (if applicable)

I, being the parent/legal guardian of the minor declared above, on behalf of said minor, have read and understand the rules of the Costume-Con 38/40 Single Pattern Masquerade and agree to abide by all of them. Further, I agree to permit photography and/or video recording and also agree to permit the use, sale, and/or dissemination of said photographs and/or video recordings subject to permission from the Costume-Con 38/40 Single Pattern Masquerade Director or Committee. Additionally, I agree to hold Costume-Con 40, its organizers, the facility, and all agents, assignees, and participants of Costume-Con 40, both severally and individually, blameless for any accident and/or injury suffered by me during the course of this Single Pattern Masquerade, except in cases of gross negligence on the part of those cited above.

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